from LAWS OF PROSPERITY by Kenneth Copeland and the Bible
Notes compiled and amended by Katherine Bell
Matthew 6:33 GW
But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.
3 JN 1-2 AMPC
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.
3 In fact, I greatly rejoiced when [some of] the brethren from time to time arrived and spoke [so highly] of the sincerity and fidelity of your life, as indeed you do live in the Truth [the whole Gospel presents].
“All mankind scratches for its daily bread, but your Heavenly Father knows your needs. He will always give you all you need from day to day if you will make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give to those in need. [In other words, use your resources – including your talents or human capital to meet real human need.] This will fatten your purses in heaven! And the purses of heaven have no rips or holes in them. Your treasures there will never disappear; no thief can steal them; no moth can destroy them. Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.” From Luke 12 The Living Bible.
WHERE WE ARE HEADED: THE SHARING ECONOMY +
THE CARING FOR THE EARTH ECONOMY
= green banking such as Green FI, greenfi.com
=ministries such as blessedearth.org
=Adopt a Stream; Adopt a Street
=Dream Center cltdc.org
=green cleaning enterprises and other renewal ministries / B Corporations usca.bcorporation.net
Acts 4:32 NIV (New International Version)
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.
Acts 4:34-37 NIV (New International Version)
that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the [true, certified by the LORD] apostles’ feet.
Acts 4:32 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
B Corporations that benefit and bless humanity // Isaiah 58 The Message
Freedom from demonic evil (generational) roots of sloth and gluttony
Prophetic problem solving in the marketplace // Kingdom companies //
See restore7.org
See Understanding Financial Prosperity by David Oyedepo download via scribd.com.
AI
You are likely thinking of Acts 4:34, which states that “there was not a needy person among them”. This describes the early Christian community in Jerusalem, who were so deeply united in heart and soul that they pooled their resources and shared everything they had. [1, 2]
Key Details of the Passage:
- The Mechanism: Believers who owned land or houses sold them and brought the proceeds to the apostles.
- Distribution: The money was placed at the apostles’ feet and distributed to anyone who had a specific need.
- The Heart of it: Instead of clinging to possessions, the early church viewed them as common property to ensure no one in their community was left behind.
- Examples: The passage specifically highlights figures like Barnabas, who sold his field and donated the money to support the church. [1, 2, 3]
This radical economic sharing highlights the profound unity and selfless generosity that defined the early church. [1, 2]
Further Exploration:
If you want to dive deeper into the historical and theological interpretations of this passage:
- Explore a breakdown of how the early church operated and why they shared resources from Join The Journey.
- Read a detailed theological discussion on whether this level of communal property is a binding command for modern believers on Uncommon Pursuit. [1, 2, 3]
If you are interested in exploring how modern communities interpret this model, let me know. I can share examples of how congregations or groups approach charitable giving and resource-sharing today. [AI]
ISAIAH 58 NABRE
Chapter 58
Reasons for Judgment[a]
1 Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,
lift up your voice like a trumpet blast;
Proclaim to my people their transgression,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 They seek me day after day,
and desire to know my ways,
Like a nation that has done what is just
and not abandoned the judgment of their God;
They ask of me just judgments,
they desire to draw near to God.
3 “Why do we fast, but you do not see it?
afflict ourselves, but you take no note?”
See, on your fast day you carry out your own pursuits,
and drive all your laborers.
4 See, you fast only to quarrel and fight
and to strike with a wicked fist!
Do not fast as you do today
to make your voice heard on high!
5 Is this the manner of fasting I would choose,
a day to afflict oneself?
To bow one’s head like a reed,
and lie upon sackcloth and ashes?
Is this what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the Lord?
Authentic Fasting That Leads to Blessing[b]
6 Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
breaking off every yoke?
7 Is it not sharing your bread with the hungry,
bringing the afflicted and the homeless into your house;
Clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall quickly be healed;
Your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer,
you shall cry for help, and he will say: “Here I am!”
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the accusing finger, and malicious speech;
10 If you lavish your food on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
Then your light shall rise in the darkness,
and your gloom shall become like midday;
11 Then the Lord will guide you always
and satisfy your thirst in parched places,
will give strength to your bones
And you shall be like a watered garden,
like a flowing spring whose waters never fail.
12 Your people shall rebuild the ancient ruins;
the foundations from ages past you shall raise up;
“Repairer of the breach,” they shall call you,
“Restorer of ruined dwellings.”
Authentic Sabbath Observance That Leads to Blessing[c]
13 If you refrain from trampling the sabbath,
from following your own pursuits on my holy day;
If you call the sabbath a delight,
the Lord’s holy day glorious;
If you glorify it by not following your ways,
seeking your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs—
14 Then you shall delight in the Lord,
and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;
I will nourish you with the heritage of Jacob, your father,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Footnotes
- 58:1–5 The prophet is commanded to condemn the formalism of the people, specifically their hypocritical fasting.
- 58:6–12 Fasting is not genuine without reforming one’s way of life. A true social morality will ensure prosperity.
- 58:13–14 Sabbath observance becomes a cornerstone of postexilic piety; cf. 56:2, 4, 6.
Deuteronomy 28:1Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) / CJB
If you will listen diligently / listen closely to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do / observing and obeying all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:8 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) / Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you / Adonai will order a blessing to be with you in your barns and in everything you undertake; he will bless you in the land Adonai your God is giving you.
Laws of Prosperity by Kenneth Copeland
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—Rom 13:8 Owe no man any thing but to love one another for he that hath loveth another hath fulfilled the law
—tell needs only to God and expect what He was teaching — to produce
—the rest of God: how to operate in His laws
Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all of your need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus
Mal 3:10 Prove Me now herewith…if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it
3 John 2-4 Beloved I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prosperity
—that the Lord will make sufficient provision for the believer
—succeed in reaching – succeed in business affairs – have a prosperous journey
—your will whole and in submission to His will so you and God can work in unity
—emotions: Jesus had feelings but continued to move in the Spirit
—faith a spiritual force, a spiritual energy, a spiritual power
—this force of faith makes the laws of the spirit world function
—laws of prosperity work when they are put to work and they will stop working when the force of faith is stopped // study the Word of Faith pioneers (EW Kenyon and Kenneth Hagin) and those moving in the anointing of faith today: The Shuttlesworth family for one. All books by Jonathan Shuttlesworth.
—True prosperity is God manifesting Himself to us in His Word
Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule the poor; the borrower is slave to the lender
—when you learn to believe God especially in the area of giving – you become dangerous to Satan
—Satan comes to steal the Word
—The Word is key to the laws of the spirit
—laws of the spirit govern the laws of the natural
—Satan works in the natural / carnal / fleshy world
—true prosperity is the ability to use God’s power to meet the needs of mankind in any realm of life
—prayer / intercession for others
—to live a prosperous life, your soul must prosper in all the truth of the Word
—God’s power is in direct relationship with His Word in you
—your faith in direct relation to the level of the Word in you
—if you can believe God for healing, help someone get healed
—if you know how to believe God financially, start helping others
—growth results as you reach out to help others
Is 1:19 If you be willing and obedient you shall eat the good of the land
Mark 11:24 What things whatsoever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them
James 4:2 ye have not because you ask not
—get your mind off of yourself – begin to take up the needs of the Body as if they were your own
—begin to include the Body in your needs
—begin to include the lost, the pre-Christians, in your needs
Luke 6:38 Give and it shall be given unto you good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again
—begin to consider the needs of others before my own – your needs will be met supernaturally
—give to them; get involved with them
—by believing God and including the needs of the Body in your needs, you become an open channel for the things of God to flow through (you – the BODY) to others
A constant channel, a constant flowing – the flow of love… The flow of power… The flow of money…the flow of food… The flow of everything you need
Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days
—the key is to give continually
Mark 10:23 With what difficulty will those who possess wealth and keep on holding it enter the kingdom of God; (Ask the Lord how can I give of my substance?)
—give God’s life to meet needs – freely you have received freely give
—feed the gospel to the unsaved
Jesus is the channel to us, and we are the channel to the world
—True prosperity is the ability to look a man in the eye in his moment of impossibility and take his needs as your own; those who are spiritual are to help those who are not
—bear one another’s burdens
Pray – put pressure on Satan with the name of Jesus
Put pressure on the laws of the Spirit of life in Christ; Yes, NAME IT AND CLAIM IT according to the promises AND in union with and in synch with the leading of the Holy Spirit
Lean on your righteousness in Jesus Christ
Lean hard on your sonship
Lean hard on the blood
Praise God // Thank our Creator: this was the key to Yeshua Hamaschiach’s multiplication of food
[See all the books by Heidi and Roland Baker]
Deut. 8 God gives the power to get wealth for His purposes: to establish His covenant
Joshua 1:5-9Living Bible (TLB)
5 No one will be able to oppose you as long as you live, for I will be with you just as I was with Moses; I will not abandon you or fail to help you.
6 “Be strong and brave, for you will be a successful leader of my people; and they shall conquer all the land I promised to their ancestors. 7 You need only to be strong and courageous and to obey to the letter every law Moses gave you, for if you are careful to obey every one of them, you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Constantly remind the people about these laws, and you yourself must think about them every day and every night so that you will be sure to obey all of them. For only then will you succeed. 9 Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Meditation
The truly successful man is one who knows the Lord; has learned to believe God and can share Him with others; This man valuable to God to himself to the people around him; dangerous to satan
We are to live in a constant manifestation of God’s presence from His Word
Keep His Word; and He will manifest Himself to you
Feed on the Word – read study meditate [go over the Word and over the Word in your heart, taking it in ever deeper and deeper] then your heart will be established, fixed, trusting in the Lord Ps 112 His heart is sustained; he is not afraid;
He has given to the needy
Prov 3:13,14 there is a better market for wisdom and understanding than for gold and silver. The merchandise of it is greater; it will provide more
Prov 3:15, 16
Proverbs 3:13-161599 Geneva Bible (GNV)
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof is better than gold. 15 It is more precious than pearls: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is in her right hand, [a]and in her right hand riches and glory.
Footnotes: Proverbs 3:16 Meaning, that he that seeketh wisdom, that is, suffereth himself to be governeth by the Word of God, shall have all prosperity both corporal and spiritual.
1Cor 1:30 Yet from this same God you have received your standing in Jesus Christ, and he has become for us the true wisdom, a matter, in practice, of being made righteous and holy, in fact, of being redeemed.
James 1:5-6 And if, in the process, any of you does not know how to meet any particular problem he has only to ask God—who gives generously to all men without making them feel foolish or guilty—and he may be quite sure that the necessary wisdom will be given him. But he must ask in sincere faith without secret doubts
Col 1:9-10 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Colossians 2:2-3King James Version (KJV)
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
The moment God begins to bless you, you will get persecuted because you become dangerous to Satan – you begin to know that God is the source of your success, that He is the one giving to you, that there is an endless supply behind you and an endless supply in front of you – all you must do is be a channel for it and giving is the key that opens the door [as opposed to worldly economics and limited supply and demand: the dismal science]
—Hundredfold return – the royal law “Love your neighbor as you love yourself “
Be as quick to care for the needs of others as you do your own needs
Meditate
—apply the Word personally
—Allow the Holy Spirit to make God’s Word a reality in your heart
—Ponder as to how the Word applies in every circumstance
—Dwell on how this Word changes your situation
—Place yourself in agreement with what God’s Word says about you
—see yourself as God sees you
—realize the integrity of God’s Word
Matt 6:20 Store up wealth in heaven. Be an investor in people: the citizens of heaven
20 Instead, store up for yourselves wealth in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and burglars do not break in or steal. 21 For where your wealth is, there your heart will be also. 22 ‘The eye is the lamp of the body.’ So if you have a ‘good eye’ [that is, if you are generous] your whole body will be full of light; 23 but if you have an ‘evil eye’ [if you are stingy] your whole body will be full of darkness. If, then, the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 No one can be slave to two masters; for he will either hate the first and love the second, or scorn the second and be loyal to the first. You can’t be a slave to both God and money.
1 Timothy 6:17-19Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
17 As for those who do have riches in this present world, charge them not to be proud and not to let their hopes rest on the uncertainties of riches but to rest their hopes on God, who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment. 18 Charge them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous and ready to share. 19 In this way they will treasure up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may lay hold of the real life.
Mark 4:19Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
19 but the worries of the world, the deceitful glamor of wealth and all the other kinds of desires push in and choke the message; so that it produces nothing.
—heaven my financial reservoir -my bank and place of deposit
Make deposits with Me according to the rate of exchange guaranteed in the Word – operate under My system of finance instead of the world’s system
No man has given until he has given all he has
Be delivered of a possessive spirit
—deposits with God on call // heavenly bank accounts
—tithing; giving to the poor; investing in the gospel; giving as an act of praise to God
—when you tithe “I profess this day unto the Lord that I am come into the inheritance which the Lord swore to give me” – present offering to Jesus
“I bring the first fruits of my labors to Him as the High Priest and worship You with it.” “I rejoice in all the good which You have given me – my household “
I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord and have done according to all that He has commanded me” “Bless me as You said in Your Word. “
—the blessing of God is received by faith in His Word
My money – a tool used in worshipping God
Deut. 26
Mal. 3:10-11
Prov. 3:9-10 honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency from righteous labors and with the first fruits of all your income
Prov. 19:17 give to the poor and you are lending to the Lord – He will repay you
Deut. 33:19
Always give the gospel – Jesus – to the poor – THE LORD your Vine-branch Source of Supply
Giving as a Praise to God – give your good things and you will never lack good things – no blemished sacrifices
Combine praise with the law of giving
– call upon deposits to God and make withdrawals
Eph 6:8 knowing that whatsoever good thing any man bring forth, the same shall he receive of the Lord – whatever good thing you do to any man, you will receive the same thing from the Lord
Luke 6:38!
When you tithe you receive from God above
When you give, men give into your bosom
Mark 10:30 a hundredfold return when we give for His sake and the Gospel’s
Withdrawals from the bank of heaven are accomplished through the power of agreement, the power of confession, and the power of standing expectantly on God’s Word
Agreement in prayer
Mark 11:23 salvation based on the confession of our mouths
Faith released with the mouth Rom 10:9,10 // it’s voice activated
– the powerful force of the spiritual world that creates the circumstances around us is controlled by the words of the mouth Rom 10:9-10
Matt 12:36-7
Discipline your vocabulary. Discipline everything you do, everything you say, and everything you think to agree with what God does, what God says, and what God thinks! God will be obligated to meet your needs because of His Word – not because of your righteousness or your lack of it – because of His covenant – stand firmly on it: the truths of the Word – your needs will be met
Rom 13:8 I will go to any lengths to love a man with the fullness of what God has given me
1 Timothy. 2:1 pray for all men, for kings, and for all in authority
Rom 13:7 re: taxes (no negative words)
- Decide on the amount you need. // an abundance for every good work
2 Cor. 9:8 AMPC
And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
2- Agree with Matt 18:19
3- Lay hold [the Greek for lay hold = take] in faith Mk 11:23,24
4- Bind the devil and his forces in Jesus’ name
– order Satan out of your financial affairs
5- loose the angelic forces of heaven
6- Praise God for the answer
Example prayer
Father in Jesus’ name I ask for $ sum [the sum you have given me and/or the promise of this certain provision] for income for 2026
I am withdrawing this sum from my account in heaven [study Kingdom economics and heavenly bank accounts; Kingdom financial provision via downloadable ebooks on scribd.com]
By Mk 11:23, 24 I believe in my heart and confess that it is mine now in
Jesus’ name. I agree that I have $ (the sum the Holy Spirit has given / promised you) according to Matt 18:19
Care of finances cast onto Jesus
Satan your operation against my finances is bound I render you helpless
Ministering spirits I charge you to go forth and cause this sum to come to me according to Heb 1:14
Father I praise You for meeting my needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus and for multiplying seed for my sowing in the name of Jesus
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Mark 10:30
It is because of the Word that you have persecution and affliction. When you begin dealing in the Word you are marked; and satan will do everything He can to defeat you. However if you will use it; the Word will fight its own fight and cause you to be more than a conqueror Rom 8:37
“The Word works if you’ll work the Word” // quote by Michael Rozell Refuge Ranch pastor
– it is when you are thinking of yourself that lust gets in
– no unforgiveness – faith works by love
Eph 4:29-30 When you commit that your words will minister grace to the hearers
or else you won’t say them then you will know the anointing
Your words will begin to mean something – then God can trust you with His power via your mouth. The secret to ministry, to life, to prosperity, to healing – you can have what you say. Line your words up with God
Decide to make your conversation becoming to Jesus
– Jesus your refuge
Proverbs 11:25 (TPT)
Those who live to bless others will have blessings heaped upon them, and the one who pours out his life to pour out blessings will be saturated with favor.
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